CVE-2021-47070
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 5.12.7 - Memory Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: uio_hv_generic: Fix another memory leak in error handling paths Memory allocated by 'vmbus_alloc_ring()' at the beginning of the probe function is never freed in the error handling path. Add the missing 'vmbus_free_ring()' call. Note that it is already freed in the .remove function.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
0.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Classification
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Affected Products (3)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.12.7
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
Timeline
Published
Mar 01, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026